Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:37:56 GMT
South Africa retail sales grow in the lowest pace since 2010
South Africa retail sales increased by 1% in October on annual basis, comparing with 4.7% increase in September, according to the Statistics South Africa report on Tuesday. The actual number was sharply lower than a 4% forecast of economists and the sales reached the lowest pace of expansion since February 2010. On seasonally adjusted basis sales slipped by 1.7%